U21 World League

Estádio Aracatiara
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Aracatiara EC's Virgílio Melo started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 5th minute, Marcial Gines made a precise shot to the right of Toninho Tepedino. Aracatiara EC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 11th minute, Marcial Gines got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. A collision led to Aracatiara EC getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Dênis Donato hit a great ball. After 19 played minutes Aracatiara EC got a freekick which was hit by Adilson Cabral. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicasio Casomiro in the 23rd minute of play forced Aracatiara EC's goalkeeper Toninho Tepedino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 27th match minute, Aracatiara EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amadeu Toledo to maneuver through the defense. Nicasio Casomiro succeeded in the game's 29th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-2. LOS BICHOS AZULES MDP's Nicasio Casomiro got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 39 minutes into the match, Nicasio Casomiro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Toninho Tepedino. Aracatiara EC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nicasio Casomiro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Nicasio Casomiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Toninho Tepedino having to interfere. In the 46th minute, Marcial Gines got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The Aracatiara EC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. LOS BICHOS AZULES MDP were winning 0-3.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Marcial Gines was the one to do the kick off. Marcial Gines could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 51st minute of the match, but Toninho Tepedino made a huge save. In the 58th match minute, LOS BICHOS AZULES MDP was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Narciso Aballe to maneuver through the defense. LOS BICHOS AZULES MDP's Norberto Dantel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Virgílio Melo in the 59th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adilson Cabral in the 61st minute of play forced LOS BICHOS AZULES MDP's goalkeeper Norberto Dantel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcial Gines received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Toninho Tepedino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Norberto Dantel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adilson Cabral, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. If Virgílio Melo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aracatiara EC's Toninho Tepedino proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save Aracatiara EC from getting a goal against them. If Marcial Gines had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Marcial Gines had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aracatiara EC's Toninho Tepedino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicasio Casomiro in the 85th minute of play. Virgílio Melo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Norberto Dantel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Virgílio Melo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Norberto Dantel was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. LOS BICHOS AZULES MDP walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.